Devil is in the details

A WTO meeting of ministers is hailed as a success

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Defective blood-test kits in West Bengal

Monkey genome provides insight into humans

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Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study

Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case  

Over 283 mln Africans with comorbidities at higher COVID-19 risk: Lancet

Population in African countries with high HIV / AIDS prevalence are at increased risk of COVID-19, says report

HIV positive people in Sri Lanka to now get health coverage

Four insurance firms will bear HIV-related medical costs; move aimed at increasing access to treatment

HIV more deadly compared to similar viruses

What makes HIV lethal

Hepatitis afflicts many HIV/AIDS patients, but there is no policy for them

Health ministry and AIDS control body keep shifting responsibility; no statistics available on patients with co-infection

Medicinal tree survives tissue culture process

Tissue culture technique for medicinal tree succeeds

Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai

Transmission from one person to another, not inadequate treatment, is major cause for spread of disease, says study investigator

Muted response

Hepatitis C is a growing problem in India, but government has no programme to manage the disease

Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report

Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare

Kala-azar spreads to Gujarat, MP

A patent triumph of public interest

New flexibilities make public interest safeguards integral to drug patent rights

50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM

Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end

Over half the HIV infected people globally do not know their positive status: UN

Gap Report calls for scaling up efforts to end the disease by 2030

Curative resolve

A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases

National Family Health Survey out

The Gates accounts

Obama takes first dip

The US becomes the first to join a global patents pool to make AIDS drugs cheaper but health workers are sceptical of the initiative

UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples

The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues

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Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health